Criminal - A.A.S. Curriculum Code: 1209 Effective: Fall 2021 – Summer 2026

Description This degree program prepares an individual for a career as a or parole officer, corrections officer, halfway house administrator, or jail corrections officer. This degree curriculum meets Michigan Corrections Officers Training Council standards. Students completing this curriculum may also be eligible to apply for the Corrections Office Certificate of Completion (0840). Not all courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor before enrolling in any course.

Contact Information Contact the Public Service Careers Program at the West Campus Building, Room M127, telephone number 517-483-1570 or Student Services West Campus, West Campus Building, Room M106, telephone number 517-267-5452.

General - Applied Degrees, Recommended Courses (For the full list of options, see General Education)  English Composition or Applied English – Select one ENGL 121, Composition I, 4 credits / 4 billing hours

 English Composition (Second Course)/Communications or Applied Communications – Select one COMM 110, Communication in the Workplace, 3 credits / 3 billing hours

and Fine Arts or Social Sciences or Applied Social Sciences – Program of Study Requirements will meet this requirement

 Mathematics or Applied Mathematics – Select one MATH 119, Math - Applications for Living, 4 credits / 4 billing hours MATH 120, College Algebra, 4 credits / 4 billing hours

 Natural Sciences Lab or Applied Science and Technology Lab – Select one BIOL 120, Environmental Science, 4 credits / 6 billing hours BIOL 121, Biological Foundations for Physiology, 4 credits / 6 billing hours

Program of Study Required Courses Course Code Course Title Credit / Billing Hours CITF 110 Intro Computer Info Systems 3 / 3 CJUS 101 Intro to Criminal Justice 3 / 3 CJUS 106 Intro to Juvenile Justice 3 / 3 CJUS 131 Introduction to Corrections 3 / 3 CJUS 134 Probation and Parole 3 / 3

1 Course Code Course Title Credit / Billing Hours CJUS 135 Legal Issues in Corrections 3 / 3 CJUS 250 Correctional Institutions 3 / 3 CJUS 251 Correctional Clients 3 / 3 CJUS 255 Human Relations/Crim Justice 3 / 3 LEGL 160 Critical Thinking in 3 / 3 PSYC 200 Introduction to 4 / 4

Program of Study Required Courses, Limited Choice – Select 3-4 for a minimum of 12 credits Course Code Course Title Credit / Billing Hours CJUS 102 Causes and Conditions 3 / 3 CJUS 103 3 / 3 CJUS 126 Juvenile Offenders/Families 3 / 3 CJUS 130 Local Detention 3 / 3 CJUS 204 Criminal Investigation 4 / 4 CJUS 245 Report Writing/Crim Justice 3 / 3 CJUS 272 Local Corrections Academy I 5 / 5 CJUS 273 Local Corrections Academy II 3 / 5 SOCL 120 Introduction to 4 / 4 SOCL 255 Contemporary Social Problems 3 / 3

Total Credit Hours 61-62 credits / 63–64 billing hours

Recommended Course Sequence Semester I Semester II Gen Ed – English Composition or Applied Gen Ed – Mathematics or Applied Mathematics English CJUS 106 CJUS 101 CJUS 251 CJUS 131 CJUS 255 CJUS 135

Semester III Semester IV CITF 110 Gen Ed – English Composition (Second Course)/ CJUS 134 Communications or Applied Communications CJUS 250 Gen Ed – Natural Sciences Lab or Applied Science LEGL 160 and Technology Lab Limited Choice PSYC 200 Limited Choice Limited Choice Limited Choice

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